Quandary

Far ahead for miles

Lies silence and loneliness

Roads of infinite emptiness

My nascent mind just drives

In that vast no man's land 

Taking me away from the grind

Long long road as if I can see the end

Screeech I halt

How can there be a fork?

Didn't I see something endless 

Leading to an end?

Fork leads to two paths

The known? or unknown?

I step into known road of past

Knowing very well of future grief 

Strangely cruel but known 

Dangerous but its mine

I look for myself in those roads

How clearly I can see the truth now

Truth hidden in plain sight 

I see my naive self smiling

I know now of all the sorrow

yet I chose to be in these turns

May be I hope a different now

I cant stop but wonder

What if I had taken path unknown

Waves of uncertainty hit my feet

And I falter at that moment 

I imagine the path was beautiful

The yellow houses had swings

Fragrance of parijatha in the streets 

Little puppies wagging their tails

Children giggled 

Men and women greeted

I stood not knowing anyone 

Tears in my eyes ..I was a stranger

Known and unknown

Forks on the road, endless road

Everything flashed in front of my eyes

Lost in illusory quandary 

Woke up with fragrance of Parijatha!

PS: Parijatha is night flowering Jasmine!